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[venkkiram]

former # 1 , known for his fast serves , 32 career titles, grand slam winner , 3 time Wimbledon finalist == setha baambu. Nalla vela Andy Roddick - ku tamizh theriyaathu.

Even if he learns Tamil, I will say "Hey! you have a head count 21–3 against Federer, then how else should I call you?"

Head 2 Head Count என்றால் இப்படி இருக்கணும்.

Sampras 20-14 Agassi
Sampras 12-7 Becker
Sampras 4-5 Hewitt
Sampras 12-6 Ivanisevic
Federer 16–13 Djoko
Federer 21-10 Nadal
Federer 9–11 Murray
Nadal 21-15 Djoko
Nadal 6-4 Hewitt
Nadal 18-13 Murray

[leosimha]

Even if he learns Tamil, I will say "Hey! you have a head count 21–3 against Federer, then how else should I call you?"

Head 2 Head Count என்றால் இப்படி இருக்கணும்.

Sampras 20-14 Agassi
Sampras 12-7 Becker
Sampras 4-5 Hewitt
Sampras 12-6 Ivanisevic
Federer 16–13 Djoko
Federer 21-10 Nadal
Federer 9–11 Murray
Nadal 21-15 Djoko
Nadal 6-4 Hewitt
Nadal 18-13 Murray

Nadal 21 - 10 Federer

Nadal 13 - 5 Murray


Sampras only H2H record against Federer is 0-1,

Year	Tournament & City	Surface	Round	Winner & Score
2001	Wimbledon England	Grass	R16	Federer, Roger 7-6(7), 5-7, 6-4, 6-7(2), 7-5

too bad on the part of wimbledon organizers to have slowed down the wimbledon grass surface from 2001 onwards which aided federer to win against Sampras, the fast grass court player....

[leosimha]

really amazed at the Sampras's H2H record against a marathon player like Hewitt....

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Even if he learns Tamil, I will say "Hey! you have a head count 21–3 against Federer, then how else should I call you?"

The way Andy Roddick played in the finals of Wimbledon 09, was anything but like a 'setha pambu'. Gave Federer a real scare and could have easily gone over the line to win his first Wimbledon title. Sometimes the overall scores never tell you the complete story. And one can argue saying it was a one off match. But it was the Wimbledon final and almost everybody thought the match was a foregone conclusion.

[leosimha]

Federer's H2H record against Nadal on Hard Courts is 6-7. The hard courts have slowed down since 2004 when Nadal met Federer for the first time and Nadal won against Federer. The ATP organizers are well against Federer and have aided Nadal.

Year	Tournament & City	Surface	Round	Winner & Score
2013	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati OH, U.S.A.	Hard	Q	Nadal, Rafael 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 Stats

2013

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells CA, U.S.A.

Hard

Q

Nadal, Rafael 6-4, 6-2 Stats

2012	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells CA, U.S.A.	Hard	S	Federer, Roger 6-3, 6-4 Stats
2012	Australian Open Australia	Hard	S	Nadal, Rafael 6-7(5), 6-2, 7-6(5), 6-4 Stats

2011

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Great Britain

Hard

RR

Federer, Roger 6-3, 6-0 Stats

2011	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A.	Hard	S	Nadal, Rafael 6-3, 6-2 Stats
2010	Barclays ATP World Tour Finals London, England	Hard	F	Federer, Roger 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 Stats

2009

Australian Open Australia

Hard

F

Nadal, Rafael 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-2 Stats

2007

Tennis Masters Cup China

Hard

S

Federer, Roger 6-4, 6-1 Stats

2006

Tennis Masters Cup China

Hard

S

Federer, Roger 6-4, 7-5 Stats

2006

Dubai U.A.E.

Hard

F

Nadal, Rafael 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 Stats

2005	ATP Masters Series Miami FL, U.S.A.	Hard	F	Federer, Roger 2-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-1 Stats
2004	ATP Masters Series Miami FL, U.S.A.	Hard	R32	Nadal, Rafael 6-3, 6-3 Stats

[JamesDap]

Er...no, at the time of Miami 2004 Nadal was just an up and coming player while Fed was already a two time slam winner and being hailed as the next great by many former tennis players. Nadal didn't even get to no. 2 before July 2005, more than a year after their first meeting. It is just a bad match up for Fed. There is no need for conspiracy theories. ATP does not hate Federer. If they were so pro Nadal, they wouldn't have brought in point penalties for taking more than 25 seconds between serves, a rule that Nadal clearly hates.

[omega]

For a great problem solver in Bull, it amazes me how he took more than 4 years since his first grand slam to reach his Hard Court slam Final.... Yeah ultimately he didn't solve anything, ATP solved it for him nicely.....

Since Bull won the Olympic, suddenly it became a must for every Professional to have it.
Since Bull have won multiple Davis Cups, it has become a must for every Professional to have it.

No one talks (all the bandwagoners) about WTF which is considered useless (what is it a "glorified meaningless exhibition").

Wait for suddenly the WTF to have its importance, when Bull wins it for the first time (Yeah the problem solver will ultimately solve it also)....

And how about speeding up the Clay for a change (when every other surface has gone in the opposite direction). It will be fun to see how Bull will react to it. I know it will never happen, but still they can do as anyway Fed is useless in all surfaces these days (pacy or bouncy)

[ajithfederer]

WTF's are slow now as well. The one at shanghai was much quicker than the present o2 at london.

For a great problem solver in Bull, it amazes me how he took more than 4 years since his first grand slam to reach his Hard Court slam Final.... Yeah ultimately he didn't solve anything, ATP solved it for him nicely.....

Since Bull won the Olympic, suddenly it became a must for every Professional to have it.
Since Bull have won multiple Davis Cups, it has become a must for every Professional to have it.

No one talks (all the bandwagoners) about WTF which is considered useless (what is it a "glorified meaningless exhibition").

Wait for suddenly the WTF to have its importance, when Bull wins it for the first time (Yeah the problem solver will ultimately solve it also)....

And how about speeding up the Clay for a change (when every other surface has gone in the opposite direction). It will be fun to see how Bull will react to it.

[JamesDap]

For a great problem solver in Bull, it amazes me how he took more than 4 years since his first grand slam to reach his Hard Court slam Final.... Yeah ultimately he didn't solve anything, ATP solved it for him nicely.....

Perhaps you may not find it so amazing if you were reminded of the fact that Sampras did not reach a Wimbledon final until 93 (which he won), three years after his first Grand Slam title at US Open, give or take a couple of months.

And how about speeding up the Clay for a change (when every other surface has gone in the opposite direction). It will be fun to see how Bull will react to it. I know it will never happen, but still they can do as anyway Fed is useless in all surfaces these days (pacy or bouncy)

FYI, RG already uses lighter balls since the last two years which has in fact sped up play considerably.

[omega]

Sampras was not a great problem solver you see....
When Sampras's own competitor Agassi won the Olympic Gold Medal, it was not seen as a missing piece in Sampras's resume.
Must be because both were Americans. Sampras inspite of not even reaching a single French Open Final he was considered the best just by him winning 14 GS titles. Little did these American clowns know that a Swiss Maestro will eat up all his records in no time......